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Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:15 pm
by JN
1 UNC
Louisville
Michigan St
Ptt

2 Uconn
Duke
Memphis
Oklahoma

3 Kansas
Wake Forest
Villanova
Missouri

4 Syracuse
Washington
Illinois
Gonzaga

5 Florida St
Purdue
UCLA
LSU

6 Xavier
Arizona St
West Virginia
BYU

7 Marquette
Utah
Clemson
Ohio St

8 Butler
Boston College
Texas
Oklahoma St

9 Michigan
Tennessee
Dayton
Cal

10 Siena
Utah St
Minnesota
San Diego St

11 Texas A&M
Maryland
Temple
Aruzina

12 Western Kentucky
St. Mary's
VCU
Creighton

13 Akron
Cleveland S
American
Northern Iowa

14 Portland St
Ninghamton
North Dakota St
SFA

15 Northridge
ETSU
Mount St. Mary's
Cornell

16 Alabam St
Chatanooga
Morehead St.
Morgan St
Radford

Last 4 In Creighton Maryland St.Mary's Arizona
Lsat 4 Out Penn St Wisconsin USC Auburn


OK no one has placed Wisconsin ob the bubble for a while. But at the end of the day 4-11 vs top 50 was just too much for them to overcome. The quality of those 4 victories was hardly overwhelming..... can't justify selecting them over Maryland or Arizona.

R = MEMPHIS

GREENSBORO

1 UNC
16 Morgan St

8 Butler
9 Cal

MIAMI

4 Syracuse
13 American

5 Purdue
12 Western Kentucky

KANSAS CITY

2 Oklahoma
15 Cornell

7 Clemson
10 San Diego St

MIAMI

3 Villanova
14 SFA

6 Xavier
11 Arizona


R= INDIANAPOLIS

DAYTON

1 Louisville
16 Alabama St / Chattanooga

8 Texas
9 Michigan

PORTLAND

4 Gonzaga
13 Cleveland St

5 Florida St
12 VCU

KANSAS CITY

2 Memphis
15 Cal Northridge

7 Marquette
10 Utah St

BOISE

3 Missouri
14 Portland St

6 Arizona St
11 Maryland

R = BOSTON

DAYTON

1 Pitt
16 Morehead St

8 Boston College
9 Tennessee

BOISE

4 Illinois
13 Northern Iowa

5 UCLA
12 St. Mary;s

GREENSBORO

2 Duke
15 East Tennessee St

7 Utah
10 Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS

3 Kansas
14 North Dakota St

6 West Virginia
11 Temple

R= ARIZONA

MINNEAPOLIS

1 Michigan St
16 Radford

8 Oklahoma St
9 Dayton

PORTLAND

4 Washington
13 Akron

5 LSU
12 Creighton

PHILIDELPHIA

2 Uconn
15 Mount St. Mary's

7 Ohio St
10 Siena

PHILIDELPHIA

3 Wake Forest
14 Binghamton

6 BYU
11 Texas A&M

Re: Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:24 pm
by JN
As I trypically am, I tend to be generous to mid-majors, and it is usually my one error at the end of the day.

Not alot of people are not including Wisconin, but there RPI is in the 40's where you get closely scrutized. They have some nice wins, but they had 15 chances at top 50 games, and only won 4.

I know that I have a few bracket violations regarding teams that have already met this year (they can't meet until the round of 16) (kanssa-temple, Wake-byu(... but everything else has been followed, including having the top 4 seeds as close to home as poissible, as well as the 13-16 seeds.

Also followed the rule which required that any league with multi-bids must have its top three teams in different regions. Also followed the "convention", no longer a rule, that teams from a same conference should not meed until the round of 16.

But at the end of the day people care about seeds, and who's in/out, so the bracket rules are just geeky stuff.

The one seed picture is pretty interesting. Stll have six contenders including UConn, Pitt, Louisville, UNC, Duke, Michigan St. My above bracket is based on projecting that Louisville and Michigan St win there conferences.

Lots of potential bubble bursters out there right now
Baylor
Duquesne - Tenple is a potential at large.
Miss St
USC
Nevada *akthough it would then be hard to inckude Utah St as an at large)

Re: Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:53 pm
by Dedicated_76ers_fan
Penn State with it's most succesful season, and you don't have them in the dance? Did they have to win the B-10 tourney in order to get in in your mind?

Re: Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:57 pm
by panacea
Who's out now that USC is in?

Re: Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:07 pm
by Cammo101
Why on earth would Illinois get a #4 and FSU a #5. FSU is ranked higher, went deeper into a tougher tourney and has a better RPI and SOS.

Re: Bracjket Projection as of March 13

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:38 pm
by DelaneyRudd
Why is Utah going to Miami and FSU going to Boise! I could have gone to Boise! ****!